Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-25
out dieposing Of the bin, the Senas, at
7:25 adjourned.
HOusc of ueosn....


a pension TO Anthony McRobertson.
increasing the pensions Of Margaret Il.
Jones end Lorne Burritt, and for the
relief of William II. Morehauser Re-
fcIed 10 the appropriate committees.
On motion of Mr.. Davidson, Of Flori-
DO, the Senate bill was passed MAXIM
Tampa, Fla, port Of entry.
Messrs. Randall, Fornee and RYAN
were appointed confeIrees on the sun.
dry civil Appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr. Bragg, the Sensta
amendments 10 the Military Academy
appropriation bill were concurrod in.
Mr.. Henderson, Of North Carolina.
called NJ the report vi the Committee
on Elections upon the Indiana con-
tcstcd-elcction case OF Kidd against
steele, and the resolution reported was
adopted without division. III confirms
the right OF the contestee Steele to the
seat.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, the Senate amendments 70
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill were nOn-concurred in.
IN pursuance Of the order made yes
terday Mr.. Blount called up the report
Of the Committee Of the Whole on the
Senate amendments 10 the post-oflice
appropriation bill. The first three Sen
ate amendments, relative to Different
in Washington and limiting the placing
Of letter-boxcs to public places, build
ings. and railroad stations, were con-
CURED III. In the fourth amendment,
the proposition appropriating $500, 600
to enable the Postmaster General TO
contract for the carrying of foreign
mails on American vessels 10 Central
and South America, non-cOncuVenco
was recommended.
Mr.. Burrows moved that the House
concur in the Senate amendment.
Lost-yeas, 1870; nays, 157
The following Democrats voted in
the affirmative Messrs Adams of New
York, Blanchard, Campbell of Ohio.
Compton, Curtin. Findlay, Foran,
lron, King, LAWYER, Lore, Martin,
Mitchell, Spriggs, st. Martin, Tillman,
and Vielc. The following Republi-
cans voted in the negative: Messrs.
Anderson Of Kansas, Fuller, Gunther,
Henderson of Iowa, Lafallette. Lehl-
bach, McComas, Nelson, O'Donnell,
Payson, Rowell, Strait, Struble, Wake
field, Warner of Missouri, and Weaver
of Nebraska
The amendment was then DOn-con-
CURED in, and a conference was or
dered.
Mr. Maison called up the dependent
pension bill, with the veto message of
the President thereon. 1t was agreed
TINT the debate should run until
O'Clock, when the previous question
should be considered rs ordered.
Mr Conger, Of Iowa, thought that
the report of the Committee on Invalid
Pensions was a complete answer to the
Presidents hypcrbolic criticisms on the
measure. He commented upon the ac-
ton Of the President in vetoiEg the
pending measure, yet signing the MeXi-
can pension bill, saying that ne did not
think patriotic people were ready t.
endorse such an action or commend
their chief ruler for taking it, No pro-
test had come against this bill except
from southern States and from money
centres Had it come to this ?-that
Wall street and the solid South Wery
50 instrumental in electing the Chief
Executive that they could command
him to approve measure which Injured
to the benefit of men who had fought
against the country's flag, and to with
hold his approval from one for the
benefit of those whose suiierings had
saved the nation and made it great
The passage of the bill over the veto
was also advocated by Messrs. Sawyer
Of New York, Warner of Missouri,
O'Hara Of North Carolina, Henderson
Of Iowa, Haynes Of New Hampshire,
Bayne Of Pennsylvania, GrosvenOr of
Ohio, Burrows oil Michigan, and Nor
rill Of Kansas.
MIR Bragg, Of Wisconsin, said that
the time had arrived when the pension
question should receive more than
casual consideration. 1t was time for
the members Of tine House to get out
from the roseate bubble in which they
lived in Washington, prepared for them
lv claim agents, and look after the in
tcrosts of the real soldier and the bust
ness interests of the country. They had
driited along, impelled by species OF
sympathetic impulse regardless of rea-
son or Judgment. until the period was
reached which eliminated in the pre-
sentation and passage OF one OF the
most scandalous bills which had ever
been sent to the President for his sig
nature. The people Of the country,
without regard to party, had every rca-
son 10 be thankful that this bill had been
presented to an Executive who had
! hackbone enough 10 meet the situation.
| in u few wears the soldiers of the cOun-
try not bummers) would have arrived
Mt an ace when they could come to
Congress and demand asa right, not ask
ms a charity, that provision be made for
them. Let not Congress bankrupt the
Treasury before that time arrived by
Welding to the demands OF deserters,
cofioc-coolers, and bounty-iumpers. Ii
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Nlr.
Paynel would read the National Tri-
LiHC. published in Washington by men
WHO received from $50, 900 to 81, O0J a
month as fees from pensioners-blood-
! money taken from the soldier Whoin
they pretended to love-he would find
in every column some abuse OF the
President and of those who thought
differently from them as to the
| propriety of this, which profcsseo
! 10 De the friend of soldiers, as yultures
were friends of dead bodies, because
| they fed and fattened on them. These
were the men who were the professeo
friends of soldiers. They had the face
Of Jacob, but their hand had the clutcl
of Fsau. The men who advocated TIM
bill were not friends OF. the true soldier
They advocated this bill, many of them
why? Simply because the men coGlC
vote whom they expected to buy b}
this bill
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa For one,
pronounce that false Applause on tn
Republican side and in the galleries.
Mr.. Bragg 1 say that that is tn
substratum upon which all this action
based. If these men who they cal
paupers were TO call upon them ind
yidnally for aid, they would say t
tbem You good-fOr-nothing scoun